HOW TO USE OILS AROMATICALLY

​WHEN ESSENTIAL OILS ARE INHALED, THE MOLECULES RISE TO THE TOP OF THE NOSE AND MEET THE OLFACTORY MUCOUS MEMBRANE. THE OLFACTORY MEMBRANE HAS THOUSANDS OF RECEPTORS THAT IDENTIFY THE AROMA AND THE SENSORY STIMULATION IS SENT THROUGH THE OLFACTORY NERVE INTO THE LIMBIC SYSTEM OF THE BRAIN. THE LIMBIC SYSTEM IS THE EMOTIONAL CENTER OF THE BRAIN AND DEALS WITH EMOTIONAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL RESPONSES. THE LIMBIC SYSTEM IS TRIGGERED BY NERVE IMPULSES. THE SCENT IS COMPARED TO A KNOWN SCENT, AND LABELED. THIS IS HOW WE CAN HAVE MEMORIES ASSOCIATED WITH THE SCENT OR AROMA AND REACT EMOTIONALLY AND PHYSICALLY THROUGH OUR AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM.

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THESE RESPONSES ARE DETERMINED BY THE SPECIFIC QUALITIES OF THE ESSENTIAL OIL BEING USED, AND CAN RANGE FROM RELAXING TO STIMULATING. THE NERVE IMPULSE IN THE LIMBIC SYSTEM LEADS TO OTHER AREAS OF THE BRAIN THAT ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR SECRETING HORMONES AND REGULATING BODY FUNCTIONS. 

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THE ENTIRE PROCESS FROM THE INITIAL INHALATION OF THE OIL TO CORRESPONDING GLAND SECRETION TAKES PLACE IN A MATTER OF SECONDS. THEREFORE, A SIMPLE INHALATION CAN CAUSE CHANGES IN THE BODY FROM STIMULATING THE IMMUNE SYSTEM, TO INITIATING THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM INTO ACTION, AND SO ON.

• INHALE DIRECTLY. DROP 1-2 DROPS IN THE PALM OF YOUR HAND, USING YOUR “PEACE” FINGERS TO ACTIVATE THE OIL WITH 3 CLOCKWISE CIRCLES. INHALE DEEPLY.

• DIFFUSE USING YOUR DIFFUSER. ADD WATER FIRST, THEN ADD A FEW DROPS OF OIL.

• ADD A FEW DROPS OF OIL TO A BOWL OF HOT WATER AND CREATE A TENT-LIKE ATMOSPHERE USING A TOWEL OVER YOUR HEAD. INHALE DEEPLY.